the italian campaign from 1943 until the end of the war . the raaf ' s role in the strategic air offensive in europe formed australia ' s main contribution to the defeat of germany . approximately 13 @ , @ 000 australian airmen served in dozens of british and five australian squadrons in raf bomber command between 1940 and the end of the war . australians took part in all of bomber command ' s major offensive ##s and suffered heavy losses during raids on german cities and targets in france . australian air ##cre ##w in bomber command had one of the highest casualty rates of any part of the australian military during the second world war and sustained almost 20 percent of all australian deaths
the italian campaign from 1943 until the end of the war. the raaf's role in the strategic air offensive in europe formed australia's main contribution to the defeat of germany. approximately 13 @, @ 000 australian airmen served in dozens of british and five australian squadrons in raf bomber command between 1940 and the end of the war. australians took part in all of bomber command's major offensives and suffered heavy losses during raids on german cities and targets in france. australian aircrew in bomber command had one of the highest casualty rates of any part of the australian military during the second world war and sustained almost 20 percent of all australian deaths